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A late Christmas gift for Vermont: iPhone arrives in mid-January
Dave Caolo reported back in August that after a proposed Verizon/Unicel merger, AT&T would be awarded overlapping service areas in Vermont to prevent a monopoly in the state. However, in the months since then, things have changed around. On Monday, WCAX reported that AT&T has signed a deal to acquire Unicel.
The result? The iPhone officially comes to Vermont starting in mid-January. And it's not the only thing coming to the state. The deal will also create 75 new jobs.
Want to follow the ongoing saga of the iPhone's long trek to Vermont? The iPhone Vermont blog has done a fantastic job in keeping folks abreast of the changes in wireless service for the state.
Thanks for the tip, B. Marriner!
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Kaxe said 5:12PM on 12-23-2008
I have been using an iPhone in vermont since March 2008. Unlocked on Unicel..
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Jason said 5:49PM on 12-23-2008
75 new jobs? Maybe I should move from Michigan to Vermont.
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Ginny Brady said 6:03PM on 12-23-2008
Does anyone know if AT&T service will extend across Lake Champlain to Plattsburgh, NY? You can see Plattsburgh on the map in this post.
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Megan Lavey said 6:07PM on 12-23-2008
Not sure. The map is just one from Google that I've cropped in to highlight Vermont.
Ginny Brady said 6:20PM on 12-23-2008
I just heard from my friend Jesse at North Country Consulting (http://tinyurl.com/7g4ynd). AT&T is taking over one or all of the Unicel stores in Plattsburgh so it looks like the iPhone is coming to Northern NY, also.
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rippon said 7:35PM on 12-23-2008
So, that just leaves Montana, right? When are we getting some hot iPhone lovin'?
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Luigi193 said 7:56PM on 12-23-2008
This totally made 2009 for me...
=)
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Julie said 10:18AM on 12-24-2008
No. Not just Montana. Most of the upper great plains (Dakotas, some parts of Minnesota, Wyoming) are iPhone-less too. Cameroon has the iPhone, but not the heart of America. Grats Vermont. How 'bout sending some iPhone love our way.
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Business Man said 3:34PM on 12-30-2008
I bet once they are at Walmart they will be able to be used all over.
http://www.vermontbusinessloans.com/
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